The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-07

which hhs not lis equal In tho worl1
for essential attributes Of enjoyment,
and will more md more attract the wealth
md earnest leisure, the retired potcncics
Of the business and financial worlds, md
whatever else goes TO make the sum of
modern material life. Tho conditions arc
aided by climate, and will be in the near
future by flv... and garden products from
the fruitful fields waiting for the skitIfuI
nurseryman In tho near vicinity. The
Washington markets arc even now well
and much more cheap1y supplied thnn
those Of New York; but they arc not
equal to those Of Baltimore and Phila.
delphia, while the trading in other d.
rcctions, such as clothing and furnishing,
is confined 10 triilcs, Washington ladies
making their more important purchases in
Baltimore, Philadelphia or New York.
This will probably always be the case.
The season" in Washington is not long
enough, tho population is too much nf.
fectcd by its floating element, and the
current sets too strongly against n conf
mercial spirit, to encourage great com.
mercial enterprises, which have after all
triyinl motive, ndrcquirc the constant
presence of luxury-loving, money.spcnd.
ing patrons. There Is no finer hotel life
now in the world than Is to be found in
Washington, and it only needs little
higher cultivation, time ut table, prompt
and silent service. and the possibility Of
trained, individual attendance, TO be the
ideal OF hotcl-living. That all will come
In time Is as certain rs that the sun will
rise, and in the meantime Washington is
acquiring residences which arc ycriiablc
palaces, and property in certain dcsira-
bic localities is going up faster than in
any new town on the Northern Pacific.
A distance OF forty miles Is only IN
hour by railroad, and this makes Bal,i.
more near ncighbor to Washington. II
might be supposed that some jealousy
would exist on the part of the latter, or
at least that there would be rivalry OF
interest between two cities each possess.
ing an Importance of its own, yet differ.
ing widely in elemental character and
sources Of greatness. No such thought,
however, could enter the mind OF The
true Baltimorcan. lie, or rather shc-for
the spirit Of Baltimore Is certainly a
woman-existsi in serene consciousness OF
her own claims TO the blucst of blood and
tho undisputcd possession OF the best of
everything this world can afford, and her
outside affiliations arc more in spirit of
concession to tho levcling demands Of
the age than from any desire or expccta-
/ ton of gaining anything that is wanted
from the outside world. Yet Baltimore
is not secluded; it is proverbial for its
3 hospitality, its taste, It's cultivation and
Its rcfncmcnt-it may also be said,
for the preservation in its intcg-
rity of its home life Its conservative
Z tendencies arc perhaps the reason why
it has been less affected by the money
making craze which has swept over
women and drawn them away from the
children and the home into the arena of
active life. In Baltimore there arc still
: homes where children are born and are
reared by their motllcrs-wtcrc the lady
. Of the house cultivates her tastes, is able
to fill the gaps occasioncd by lack of ser.
vice, and can be the ministering angel
needed in all households in times Of sick
ness or emergency, and which IS not
quite supplied even by the trained nurse
at SEQ per week, with board and washing.
. I wish could say one word out of the
depths of experience to those men who
possess tho incstimablc treasure Of wife
who is good homc-makcr, and content
, TO be SO. Prize her, and make her feel
that you do so. Do not let her have 10
ask for tho money she needs for the sup
ply of her wants; and, us far ms YOU can
, with justice 10 your united interests, be
generous. IN i..I55 VI -
& Baltimore possesses some things that
arc unsurpassed of their kind by any
other city in this country. Its Johns Hop
kins University has q worldwide rcpu-
Triton, and If It had been placed in The
beginning, as it should, on the broadcst
foundation, and given TO tho girls of.
Maryland the opportunities It afforded to
boys 1t would have been ,..c first and
greatest institution ofs:hc kind in the
world. But 1t Is NC. crcilitablc that with d
Johns Hopkins University in tho city of
Baltimore n Baltimore girl should have
togo to tho little town of Zurich, in
Switzerland, TO obtain n university cdu-
cation. 50 .s. : rs & VI
Y. The Pratt Library Is n noble building,
dedicated to anoblc purpose; but it Is
IN its cxpcrimcntals,age as yet. Whether
twill he equal to NIL that Is hoped and
expected Of 1t must depend on its gov
ernment and on tho influence wIic,,
guides its councils. 1t is already doing
il great work and cxcrting n power in
supplying the needs of struggling intel.
lcrtual life, which students appreciate
much more than the mere devourcrs of
popular literature.
4. Perhaps tho best thing In Baltimore
certainly that which Inns done the most
to stimulate and educate the public taste
for art in its best and most refining
s sense the presence and growth in Its
.ia...a ~ w, w." MtcIs famous Eal'